Society and Trends
The 2010s are notable for being the first decade in which the population of Earth has been more urban than rural; back in 2007, the portion of the human population living in cities and urban areas reached the 50% mark.
The world population is projected to peak at 9 billion by 2050, and many countries reported declining fertility rates in the 2010 census. Society by the 2010s is still being accustomed to the huge changes the Internet, globalization and digital technology make in everyday life, with many young people growing up spending their entire lives exposed to microchip technology. At the same time, the world is grappling with the Great Recession that began in 2007 and continues into the 2010s.
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